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Connie Barnard

Well loved by readers, Connie Barnard was one of the first to grace Sasee with her fascinating interviews and stories. This month, to our great delight, Connie agreed to return to us with an update on her life! 15 years – Wow! What an honor it is to have been associated with Sasee since its first […]

Just a few years ago, Lake City looked like one of many sleepy former farm towns along the coastal plain. That’s because it was. Settled by Scots-Irish in 1736, the little hamlet was originally named Graham’s Crossroads for a farmer who owned the land around the country roads that intersected to connect Kingstree to Cheraw […]

Once again, it’s me – writing to you from the Deep Blue Sea. Sasee readers may recall a piece I wrote a few years ago recounting our travel adventures on a freighter ship and the grand time my husband, Howard, and I had exploring our way from Savannah to Australia and New Zealand by way […]

Scott and Beth McNew’s friends and associates all agree: nobody saw it coming. “At first we were shocked,” their close friends Pete and Chris DeSantis confide as they recount Beth’s visit to their home to share her family’s plans to spend the next twelve months camping across North America. “The shock came not only from […]

Many of us have names with ties that bind us to the past. We carry around the history of a barely remembered relative, the admired friend of a parent, maybe even a film star from another era. Few, however, tell a story like that of Goffinet Hutton McLaren who was named in tribute to a […]

Long Island in the Bahamas is a tiny string of land roughly 80 miles long and no more than four miles wide, an hour’s plane ride but a world away from its nearest neighbor, the boisterous resort center of Nassau. Nestled between the turquoise waters of the Atlantic and the silver blue of the Caribbean, […]

Jaida Williams’ stunning presence lights up any room she enters. First, there is her elegant six foot frame – which is hard to miss. Even more striking, however, is the new CCU Women’s Basketball coach’s marvelous smile which reflects genuine joy from deep within her. A phenomenal athlete in her own right, this dedicated young […]

Nestled in the shadow of the Horry County Courthouse, in an unassuming storefront on Laurel Street, lies a big surprise. Do not be deceived by the modest sign reading “Conway Glass.” Entering this shop is like saying “Open Sesame” to a treasure trove of handcrafted glass. The studio’s owners, resident artists Ed and Barbara Streeter, […]

For Elizabeth Singleton Benton and her husband Lawton, there is a heightened sense of happy anticipation this year as their family gathers for Thanksgiving. For the first time in five years, they will all celebrate the holiday together. Lawton and Elizabeth’s daughter Louise, a junior at Clemson, will be home for the holiday. So will […]

Deborah Slavitt is a woman you would love to meet. She’s a scholar, a teacher, a mother, a wife and oh, by the way, a rabbi. With a string of impressive degrees, a background in Ancient Greek and Latin, and a voracious appetite for learning, Rabbi Debbie’s life has been a journey rich in depth […]